soo this week... hmm.. it was rainy.. then there was hail.. then rain
then big hail that felt like needles in your skin.. then sun.. then
snow.. then lots of snow.. now its just frozen.  haha i wonder if ill
ever write a letter without talking about the weather.
ok the real excitment of the week.. like a told you, we spent all of
wednesday with president and sister robinson (sorry we didnt take any
pictures..it was a busy day and we forgot until the last 10 mins of
the evening..) but it was a great day! we have 2 baptismal dates that
are doing great and that we got to teach with president. he is a great
teacher and i really enjoyed getting to teach with him!  by the way,
next week is the end of the transfer again.. crazy! but because of all
the changes this transfer is only 5 weeks and next transfer is only 4
weeks (normally 6). but i should be staying in haarlem for at least
the next transfer.
this week i learned what it feels like to be old.  my back went out
this week. or just got really tight and i couldnt move very well.  i
looked like a penguin trying to walk the snowy streets contacting
people haha but eventually i decided it was a good idea to talk to
sister robinson about it and they immediately brought me a new
mattress (i was sleeping on foam) and then when i went to a meeting
later our ward mission leader saw me (hes a docter) and gave me lots
of pain meds and ordered me to rest.  so im doing just fine now! still
a little stiff but not feeling much haha.
well this week i have officially been in the land 1 year! i officially
feel like a european after living through all the seasons haha but the
language.. im definitely not a skilled language learner. i did give a
10 min talk in church yesterday that ended up being 20 mins because i
guess i couldnt shut up haha so at least i know i can do that with no
problems.  the bishop ended up kicking me and throwing a note on the
podium to get me to shut up haha they are very strict on time here.
highlight of the week was our 14 year old investigator stopping me
when i began to pray and asking if he could say it instead.  we were
getting worried about him because he wasnt showed as much interest but
that prayer helped us to realize that he still wants this.  it was a
cool moment.

love you all!
<3 zuster j